As grown adults, there are certain things that we feel
confident that we know how to do, generally because we’ve been doing them for
so long. Tying our shoes? Check. Making toast? Handled. Brushing teeth? Got it
figured out. Peeling an orange? Yup.
Well…hold up a minute. Did you know that in some people's opinion, the simple act of
peeling an orange is not as simple as you think? Folks have some
interesting ideas about alternate ways to go about this process. What you don’t
know—and may have never even thought about! —may surprise you.
This video shows two "new" methods. In what I call the “roll it out” method, you simply slice
the “north and south pole” ends off your orange, then slice into the orange and
“roll out" the sections.
Well, this is one of those tricks that works better
on YouTube than in real life. I tried this method, and it pretty much failed with a tighter-skinned Valencia. It was okay with a looser-skinned
mandarin, but they’re so easy to peel anyway that I don’t really get the point.
In the second, "cap" method, you score an orange around the equator,
then slip a spoon or your thumb in to remove each half’s peel, like a cap. You can then
place this peel “cap” back on. This might be
a cool way to send a whole orange in a lunch for a child who doesn’t know how
to peel an orange or doesn’t like to peel them. But why not just peel and section like usual? The cap is cute, but I don't know how worth it this is.
Ever wanted to peel your orange in one long spiral piece? This video makes it look easier than it
is, and my orange squirted me a little, but it does
look really cool.
And this guy likes making his orange peels into little section "bowls" for the fruit. It's useful in some cases, perhaps, like when hiking?
And this guy likes making his orange peels into little section "bowls" for the fruit. It's useful in some cases, perhaps, like when hiking?
One issue I see with most of these methods is that they tend to leave
more pith behind on the fruit than “regular
peeling.” (Of course, this will only happen if you are using fruit with significant
pith. Some citrus, like mandarin oranges, have very little.)
This brings me to some other “orange consumption” methods. Of
course, pretty much all of us know that you can just take a whole orange and
slice it into nice juicy sections with the peel on. Kids usually love this!
Here’s a small refinement on that method that I use; I think it really make the slices super appealing (or is that a-peeling? Sorry).
Here’s a small refinement on that method that I use; I think it really make the slices super appealing (or is that a-peeling? Sorry).
Finally, there’s the ultimate way to remove citrus of all
its “bits and parts”—supreming. This process has been around a very long time.
It is really a great way to enjoy perfectly luscious citrus sections, devoid of
any peel, pith, or fiber. If you want to
try it, here’s a step-by-step tutorial using grapefruit.
And a video:
Welll, huh. Does this seem like a too much fuss about the simple act of orange
peeling? I kind of think so too. It's just not that complicated!
Fortunately, here at Florida Fruit Shippers, the majority of the fruit we sell is very easy to peel. That’s on purpose! As a seller of prime eating fruit, we know what folks like, and they like fruit that peels up nicely, like our premium Navels. So don’t worry too much about any of these fancy tricks. Though you can make your peel into a little “fruit cap” if you want to, that’s just for fun.
Fortunately, here at Florida Fruit Shippers, the majority of the fruit we sell is very easy to peel. That’s on purpose! As a seller of prime eating fruit, we know what folks like, and they like fruit that peels up nicely, like our premium Navels. So don’t worry too much about any of these fancy tricks. Though you can make your peel into a little “fruit cap” if you want to, that’s just for fun.
